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Wednesday, 20 December 2017

Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle

Release Date: December 21, 2017

Rating: P13
Runtime: 115 min
Director: Jake Kasdan
Genre(s): Family, Fantasy, Adventure

Story: Four teenagers who couldn't be more different from each other get sucked into a video game called Jumanji while cleaning up their school's store room during detention. In the world of Jumanji, they take after the whacky avatars of the characters they have chosen and try to overcome their differences to make it out of the crazy wilderness in one piece.

Starring: Dwayne Johnson, Robin Williams, Kevin Hart, Jack Black, Karen Gillan, Nick Jonas, Alex Wolff, Rhys Darby, Bobby Cannavale

Wednesday, 13 December 2017

Star Wars: The Last Jedi

Release Date: December 14, 2017

Rating: P13
Runtime: 152 min
Director: Rian Johnson
Genre(s): Adventure, Fantasy, Action

Story: The movie is the 8th instalment of the "Star Wars" franchise that serves as the follow-up to 2015's "Star Wars: The Force Awakens". With her newfound abilities, Rey takes her first step into the Jedi world by developing her skills with the guidance of Luke Skywalker. In the meantime, the Resistance is preparing for a battle with the First Order. Together with Luke, Leia, Finn, and Poe, Rey goes on an adventure to unlock the mysteries of the Force and secrets of the past.

Starring: Daisy Ridley, Mark Hamill, Oscar Isaac, John Boyega, Carrie Fisher, Adam Driver

Ferdinand

Release Date: December 14, 2017

Rating: P13
Runtime: 107 min
Director: Carlos Saldanha
Genre(s): Animation, Family

Story: Ferdinand is a little bull that prefers to sit under a tree smelling flowers rather than butting heads with other bulls. He still remains mellow as he develops into a big and strong bull, but one day he gets mistakenly chosen for the bullfights in Madrid.

Starring: Daveed Diggs, John Cena, Kate McKinnon, Gina Rodriguez, Gabriel Iglesias

Wednesday, 6 December 2017

Slumber

Release Date: December 7, 2017

Rating: P13
Runtime: 85 min
Director: Jonathan Hopkins
Genre(s): Horror

Story: Alice is a rational-minded sleep doctor but has always been haunted by the mysterious death of her younger brother. While making an examination on a family with sleeping problems, Alice is attacked by the father in his sleep. Deemed as the cause of his family's sleep issues, the father is arrested and thrown into prison. However, the problem only gets worse for the family, and Alice must now abandon her scientific teaching, accepting that the family is being terrorised by the Night Hag, a parasitic demon that feeds on its victims while they sleep. To fight against the evil spirit, Alice must go deep inside her nightmare and confront her own childhood demons.

Starring: Maggie Q, Sylvester McCoy, Will Kemp, William Hope

Wonder

Release Date: December 7, 2017

Rating: P13
Runtime: 115 min
Director: Stephen Chbosky
Genre(s): Drama

Story: Born with a facial deformity, Auggie Pullman enters a mainstream school for the first time. Though his classmates and the larger community struggle to accept him initially, they soon open up to him as he shows everyone that he is just an ordinary kid.

Starring: Owen Wilson, Julia Roberts, Jacob Tremblay

Wednesday, 29 November 2017

Murder On The Orient Express

Release Date: November 30, 2017

Rating: P13
Runtime: 114 min
Director: Kenneth Branagh
Genre(s): Mystery, Drama

Story: A remake of the 1974 classic movie of the same name, based on a novel by Agatha Christie. It follows a Belgian detective, Hercule Poirot, who is investigating the murder of an American tycoon aboard the Orient Express train.

Starring: Johnny Depp, Kenneth Branagh, Tom Bateman, Lucy Boynton, Olivia Colman, Penelope Cruz, Willem Dafoe, Judi Dench

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